The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Usain Bolt, claimed a big slice of history when he became the first man in Olympic Games history to successfully defend his 200 meters gold he won in Beijing, thus claiming an unprecedented second consecutive sprint double.

Bolt who broken the Olympic record on way to retaining his 100m title in grand style, crossing the finish line in 200m in 19.32sec and equaling the fourth fastest time ever.

As the 80,000 crowd at the Olympic Stadium went into a tizzy, Bolt, 25, also ensured that he had bettered the record of his fierce critic and US track and field icon, Carl Lewis, who had clinched three gold and a silver in sprints at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.

No sooner had he crossed the line than Bolt said that, he desperately wanted the grand double. "This is the one I wanted and I got it. I'm now a legend, I'm also the greatest athlete to live. I've got nothing left to prove. I've showed the world I'm the best and, right now, I just want to enjoy myself."

The entire world heard these quotes and Jamaicans went into a frenzy, celebrating the famous win all night long.

This was the first time since Finland's Lasse Viren 'double feat' -- he won the 5,000 and 10,000m titles in Munich (1972) and Montreal (1976) --- that an individual had successfully defended his titles in track and field events at the Olympics.

Bolt led throughout the race as the Jamaicans made a clean-sweep of the medals, with Yohan Blake taking the second spot in 19.44sec and Warren Weir making it an all-Jamaican show, clinching bronze in 19.84sec.

Bolt said later that he had felt a twitch in the back during the race and that's why he didn't go for the world record.